AvesApoxie Sculpt - 2 Part Modeling Compound (A&B) - 1 Pound, Apoxie Sculpt for Sculpting, Modeling, Filling, Repairing, Simple to Use & Durable Self-Hardening Modeling Compound - Black

I love this stuff and use it every so often for crafts. It's mildly toxic, so if that bothers you just wear nitrile or latex gloves. It can/does stain the hands temporarily but washing with soap & hot water after is good practice for those of you who don't/won't wear gloves when working with it. This stuff doesn't take to being trimmed or drilled but is excellent for being sculpted, pushed into molds, and being put into mixed-media art. It will usually last you at least a year, if not a few, before the ingredients separate a bit. You'll be able to tell when it's doing that. Either way, be confident: this stuff is DURABLE, affordable, and really worth your while.

Apoxie Sculpt is the only epoxy clay I'll use anymore. The texture is great, the work time is generous, and the cured material is sandable, smooth, and strong. I prefer the natural color usually, as it has the best sculpting properties in my opinion, but the colored versions are only slightly less workable. All colors hold their shape well enough to get lovely hard edges, there is very little slumping, and while some of the colors are easier to smooth than others, none of them are particularly difficult.For working with this material, I prefer metal sculpting tools and fine bristle brushes. You can smooth it with the Aves recommended cleaner and softener, but honestly, I find myself just using water. I do recommend not buying larger kits unless you know for a fact you'll use it quickly, though - the shelf life is the only area where Apoxie Sculpt has room for improvement. I find that after just 4-6 months it loses its tackiness, and while it's still great for sculpting, it becomes much more difficult to stick it to other things.

I used this to make ornate replicas of some antique pieces. I already made the silicon molds and struggled to make the replicas with liquid resin for a long time, always having issues with air bubbles creating flaws in the finished product. My first time using Apoxie Sculpt and the finished products looked so much more professionally cast without any air bubbles. I do have to worry about stuff like fold lines since I'm pressing them into a mold rather than pouring, but I didn't have too much of a problem with this and my castings almost look as good as the originals. I still have to figure out how to sand down the backs to make them smooth, but with the success of these prototypes I doubt I will be going back to liquid resin for this particular project. I let them cure for 24 hours like the instructions state and they popped right out of the silicon molds. They cured very hard just like the resin I'm used to. I used the black variety of Apoxie sculpt and it's a rich opaque black with just a tiny hint of some shimmery additive, but not so much that I really notice it, which is good as I prefer these pieces to be matte. I'm looking forward to playing around with this some more. The black did stain my hands a little bit for the day so I will wear rubber gloves next time. I wasn't sure if this stuff would pick up the same level of detail as the liquid resin, but I'd say they are comparable, without the torture of air bubbles. Another plus is there is not the horrible odor that comes with liquid resin.

I bought this stuff as an alternative to autobody filler - I'm making a custom Star Wars Mandalorian helmet out of 5-galon bucket plastic and needed something to fill gaps and close up holes in the bike helmet I'm using. Many other armor-builders swear by Bondo, but I find this stuff far more versatile and easy to use.First off, it doesn't smell bad at all, though its faint aroma could be likened to corn chips (at least, to my nose). You don't need any special respirators or fume hoods to handle or work with the stuff; just throw on some gloves to mix the two parts, since it's very sticky while you mix it. If you get it on you, it actually comes off really well with water. Once it hardens, it's not going anywhere, but while still in putty-form you can wet and smooth it like a stoneware clay, reducing the need for sanding. It was stiff enough un-moistened to fill the vent holes of a bike helmet, though, and sands nicely when dry if needed.All in all, I love how this stuff handles, and the working time is long enough to be useful but short enough to be convenient. No fumes, solvents, or messing around with weird ratios - just 50/50 and knead the stuff together. The black I bought matches the plastic I'm using very nicely, and the one drawback I found was that it has a hard time sticking to perfectly smooth surfaces. Rough things up a little with some sandpaper, though, and it works great. As someone who used to swear by polymer clay, I'll probably be trying out some other colors at some point.

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I work with resin castings and was experiencing some air bubble issues that I just couldnt shake. Apoxie Sculpt was always in the back of my mind as an option and Im glad I invested in an order. In less than 24 hours my patching is rock hard and accepts a dremel with absolute ease for further working.Each container fits right in the palm of my girly-hand with an impressive weight. The small size was hardly intimidating once I opened it up and saw how far a small amount goes. I feel like Ill have just these two jars for a lifetime. It has a bit of a stench so if youre sensitive to smells Id consider something else. And make sure to wear gloves, cause once its on your skin your skin is that color for a good 24 hours. AND its sticky, not to the point of making it unmanageable, though. (Try some baby powder on your fingertips) Just remember that any trouble you may have in getting it placed, a wet finger or a bit of dremeling with make a 100% unnoticeable patch.I also realized that if I roll it into a ball and use some baby powder on the mold and on the clay, I can press the clay right in there and back out again to make a casting that comes twice as fast as quick-curing resin, with zero of the mess! Its probably my favorite material right now and Ill never go a day without having some. Its the duct tape of sculpting!